The Manx Independent this week looks at what the rules are for the elderly paying for their own care.

Do they have to sell their homes to pay for it?

After the controversy over the so-called ’dementia tax’ in the UK, we wanted to find out the situation here. The report is on page 3.

The lead story on page 1 is about the police constable who was convicted of drink driving.

Inside the paper:

Politicians are going to talk to the Steam Packet about the company’s offer concerning the User Agreement

Twenty jobs are in jeopardy at a shipping company

We talk to the Manx family of a couple murdered in Northern Ireland

A man from Castletown who spat blood in the face of a policewoman has been sentenced in court

Christopher James Christian, formerly of James Street, Douglas, has been in court after using a stolen car to burgle a shop and ram another vehicle out of his way in an attempt to escape the police

Students based in the Isle of Man will be studying for a cybersecurity degree from September

A home that looks fit for a Hobbit is being planned for the site of derelict railway gatehouse in Malew

Peel Day on Sunday promises to bring action-packed entertainment to the town with stunt riders, bands, children’s rides and a huge selection of food

A man with more than £16,000 worth of drugs in his flat claimed they had simply appeared there and he could not account for it when he appeared in court

Laxey’s Sam Barks is starring in a new film, our Island Life section reveals more

Our sports section has the latest on the TT and other sport in the island

Island Life looks at entertainment, leisure and includes the Isle of Man’s What’s On guide, puzzles and a seven-day television guide

We have two pages of readers’ photographs, your letters, a page of pictures from the past and lots of community news.

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